Machine for marking vamps of shoes



C. AUGUSTINE.

MACHINE FOR MARKING VAMPS 0F SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18, 1919.

1,391,752.- I Pt-ZZHZI.

5 SHEETS-SHEET I.

C. AUGUSTINE.

MACHINE FORMARKING VAMPS 0F SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18, 1919.

PatentedSept. 27, 1921.

5 SHEETSSHEET 2 C. AUGUSTINE.

MACHINE FOR MARKING VAMPS 0F SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG- 18, I919.

1,391,752. PatentedSept. 27, 1921.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

C. AUGUSTINE.

MACHINE FOR MARKING VAMPS 0F SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJB, 1919.

1,391,752. PatentedSept. 27,1921.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

C, AUGUSTINE.

MACHINE FOR MARKING VAMPS 0F SHOES.

APPLICATION FIILED AUG. 18, I919.

PatentedSept. 27, 1921.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 5- To aZZ whom it may-concern: 1?

"it 'l :nown.=that I Gi-1ARL-nsAUGUsTINE,- a citizen of the United Sta=tes ;:df America; a resident of Herman-n in, the: county of 1 Gasconade, State of Missouri, have invented oer:

; taiirnewan'd useful Improvements in :Ma;-

chines for -MarkingVanipsf'of Shoes, of which the iollowlng-i's afull, cleargfand exact description, referencebeingjhad tothe acconipa nyin'g drawings; forming a part of this specification.

i a top viewof avanipbefore it'is marked,

marking the vainpsiof shoes to indicate the pointsjat which"thequartersaofthe shoes and theitips ofthe shoesare to bestitched the" machine being so constructed as to? provide for the marking operations being performed withirespect'tovariousrsized shoes g-ra Figure Iiis a top'pplanfviewo'f-niyY-vamp marl iingmachine; Fig. II' is atfront eleva tion of themachine; F1giIIIf1s anelevatlon; partly 1n sectlonyof the-lineans ior'ralsing and lowering'the presserplate of thermachine. Fig. IV. is a horizontal section taken a r on hne IVIV;JF1g.II. eFigxV 1s'an -en-;

larged vertical sectionvtaken on :li'nefIV Fig. Fig VI is. a horizontal section taken on line VI-ZVI,-"Fig, II. :Fi-g. VII is Fig. VIII is a top view of? 'awamp 1 after be: ingE'marked in my .machine; Fig.1 IXgi's va horizontal"- section taken on; line =IXIX-, Fig. Ilj, looking upwardly froinsaid line and showing the parts thereabolve in bottomplan; Fig. X is a cross section through one of'the adjustablegage-carrying blocks. i

a 7 My machine may be mounted in any suitable manner, but is'shown in the drawings as being supported by' uprights A resting upon a bench B (see Fig; II). Y A

l designates the base of the inachine', which is su rmounted'by guide posts 2,5 which reeeive sleeves 3 slidable vertically on said posts Said sleeves have'conjoined to them the presser plate 4 located at" the top of the machine and arrangedparallel with the base 1, the means of connection between the presser plate and the sleeves preferably comprising arms 5 carried by the sleeves, which are bolted or otherwise secured-to the presser plate. Vertical movement is imparted to the presser plate byzpull rods. 6- extending through thearms 5 and surrounded bycUshion springs 7, located aboveeaidarrns, said cushion springs servingas shock absorbers when the presser plates l is: lowered, into M invention*relates to a 'machine for,

' securedto the bed plate. I I I v Alvertically movable work plate 17, adapt I amm ng ron ivni1t INeyAi/irs o rsHoEst-* I p'bneationaiednu ust18,119.19; seriaiinb. 31 8,2584

' working positiom as will hereinafter appear.

A connecting rod 8, fittedto the lower ends of the {pull rods 6, has pivoted to: itmidway" of its length-anoperating lever9 (see Figs. Hand III), which isjpivotally supported intermediate of its end's at 10 and is provided withqa-"fork l l, whi'ch'receives between its prongs a rotatable cam 12 through themedium of which the operating lever 9 is rocked to inoveftheconnecting rod 8 and the pull rod6, for the purpose of lowering and raising the presserplate 4. v i

- -13 designates posts sumounting base {I and supporting a bed plate 1 ree'essedinter mediate of "its ends to form a channel 15,

which is overhung at its sides gibs 16 ed to receive shoe valn-ps, is arranged i horizontally above theibed plate 14, and ,isproem ews OF swim?inse s:-

7' H of Lettersiatent; i921 vided withel'ong'ated openings 18; and 1 through .which piercing pins for i marking the shOef'vamps; to indicate thepoints at which the tipsare to be stitched thereto, are adapt ed to operate when the work plate is lowered, as" will hereinafter appear; The "work plate,

also provided with diagonally arranged elongated: openings 20," throughwhich pier-c ingpins are 'a'daptedsto extend-for marking the :shoe vam-ps at the points, where the tof, and said 'work plate is further. provided adjacent its rear edge with notches 21,- which receive gage pins to behereinafter more par{ ticularly mentioned. The workplate 17 is directed in its vertical mjovem'ents by guide pins 22surrounded by lift springs 23; (see I Fig.-;II) which serve to elevate said plate after it has been depressed by the'presser plate 4.

quarters-of the shoes 'are to be stitchedthere- 24. designates .a;;carrier block slidably arranged in the channel 15 of the bed plate 'l4,

the side" edges of said block being confined by the ,gibs -16. "The carrier block 24 is preferably formed-withla top Lextension 25 (see Figs. II and IV), having-aflixed thereto 1 verticallydisposed piercing pins 26and' 27,

the pins -26 being arranged linrows extend ing from the side edges of theextension 25,

and the pin 27 being located centrally-10f said extension, i

It'willbeunderstoodfrom theforegoing description that a shoevamp to be marked is placed-upon the work plate 17 and that the piercing, pins 26' and 27 will move through the openings 18 and; 19 'in the work rear of the carrier block.

plate to pierce the vamp and thus indicate, by a series of small perforations, the line on" which the tip of a shoe is to be stitched to the vamp. The carrier block 24, being slidably arranged in the bed plate 14, maybe moved forwardly" and rearwardly in the channel of said bed plate to provide for the piercing of shoe Vamps at different locations lengthwise. of the Vamps, the movementof said carrier block being accomplished through the medium of a feed screw 28 having engagement with the carrier block to impart movement thereto when rotated, the

' feed screw being looselysupported in-a' hearing 29 arranged on the bed plate 14 at the A pointer 30, extending forwardly from the carrier block 24, is operable along ascale plate 31 supported by the bed plate 14, said pointer and scale plate serving to indicate to the operator of the machine the degree to which the can rier block is moved according to desired puncturing of a vamp to indicate the tip line. A set screw 32, extending through one side of the bed plate 14to the channel 15 therein,

is adapted to engage the side edge of the carrier block 24 to hold said block in fixed position. V

Proceeding now to description of the means in my machine for marking the points at which the quarters of shoesv are to be stitched to the ramps: 33 designates adjustable guides extending diagonally in thechan- Del 15 of the bed plate 14back of the carrier block 24, these guides diverging'outwardly andire'arwardly at angles relative toeach other, and beingpivotally connected tothe bed p'late at their front outer corners by pivot screws or pins 34. The'guides 33 are provided with longitudinal dovetail channels 35', formed in part by gibs 35 (see Fig. X),

j andare adapted to be held from movement on their pivots by set bolts or' screws 36, which extend through slots 37 in the bed plate 14 (see Fig; IX), said bolts orscrews serving to hold the guides at different angles relative to each other for a'purpose which will be hereinafter 'made plain.

38 are slide blocks operable upon and within the channels of the guides" 33 and slidable longitudinally of said guides by means to be presently described. Upon the slide blocks 38; and preferably seated in channels therein, as seen most clearly in Eig.-X, are adjustable plates 39 provided with longitudinal slots 39, which receive set screws 40, therebypermitting backward and forward movement of the plates 39 .relative' to the slide blocks 38 and zthe'maintenance of said adjustable plates in set positions on said slide blocks. Projecting upwardly from the forward ends of the adjustable plates 39 adjacent their inner sides are vertical gage pins 41, preferably of sufiicient height to extend through the work' platel? and also through the presser plate 4, .said pins occupying the notches21 in the work plate. Said adjustable plates 39 are also. provided at-ltheir'cforward ends with piercing pins 42, which are located adjacent the outer sides of the plates and are adapted tonpr ojec't' through the elongated openings 20. in thefwork [late 17 when said work plate is lowered. aid piercing pins 42 serve to mark the shoe. Vamps to indicate the points at which the quarters are to be stitched to the 'vamps.

The slide blocks 38 are moved backwardly and forwardly in the guides 33 by means located beneath the bed plate 14, which will next be described The guides 33' are provided with longitudinal slots extending through theirv bottoms which receive pins 43 havingconnected thereto links 44 (see Figs.

IX and 7X). 7 sleeve 45 having a screw-threaded bore therein, which receives an adjusting screw 46 arranged in bearings47 and 48attached to the bottom of the bed plate 14. The adjusting screw 46 is provided with a graduated head 49 preferably grooved annularly and into juxtaposition with which a pointer arm 50, carried by :the scale plate 31, extends.

By turning :the adjusting screw 46 the sleeve 45 may be moved either forwardly or backwardly,-1and the-slide blocks38 are therefore moved correspondingly to vary the positions of the gage pins 41.:and the piercing pins 42.? The object. in thus moving the slide blockslis to properly position the pins .41 and 42 for thevamps vof 'diflerent sized Suitable shoes and different styles of shoes. characters may be used upon the graduated different widths of vamps by the: following means. An adjusting screw '51, operable in lugs 52 and 53 on the bed plate 14, extends through, and has screw threaded engagement with, a spreader 54,.which .bears against the inner sides of the guides 33. Said guides are joined at their rear ends by Said links are pivoted to ;a 1

head 49 0f theadjustingscrew46 toindicate u a spring 55,-which tends to draw .the guides toward each other when they are freed of the restraint oiiered by. the bolts 36. After loosening the bolts 36, the guides may be spread apart :throug h thfloperation of the spreader .54 in a forward direction, whereas when the spreader is moved rearwardly the spring 55 tends to draw the guides toward each other. The guides .33 are provided with pointers 56 extending from their rear ends and adapted to traverse scale characters on the bed plate 14, which serve to indicateto the-#operatorthefdegreeto which the guides are adjusted according to desired positioning of the-gage pins and the piercing pins 42.

To provide for the use of my machines in marking vamps to which tips are not to .be

applied but to indicateonly the points at whichthe quarters are to be sewed, I make the channel 15 in the bed plate 14 of greater height than the portion of the carrier'block 24 occupying said channel, thereby permitting the introduction of lift strips '57 between the bed plateand the carrier plate. Said lift strips are removably held beneath the barrier plate 24 by spring tongues 58 or' other suitable detents, which permit the ready withdrawal or" the strips and the lowering of the carrier plate, so that the piercing pins 26 and 27 carried thereby will not be projected through the work plate 17 to pierce the vamps of shoes to which tips are not to be'applied.

Fig. VII shows a vamp as it appears before being marked in my machine, and Fig. VIII shows the vamp as it appears after being. pierced by the pins 26, 27, and 4:2. The pierced holes in the vamp shown in Fig.

VIII nearest the toe of the vamp are formed by the pins 26 and 27 to indicate the stitching line for the tip, and the pierced holes at the rear of the vamp, formed the pins 42, indicate the points for the attachment of the quarter of the shoe to the vamp.

I claim:

1. A shoe vamp marking machine comprising piercing pins for marking a vamp at its tip and quarter receiving portions, a vamp support above said piercing pins, and means for moving said vamp into engagement with said pins.

2. A shoe vamp marking machine comprising piercing pins for marking a vamp at its tip and quarter receiving portions, a

vamp support above said piercing pins, and a presser member by which said vamp support may be depressed to cause said pins to for depressing said vamp support for causing said piercing pins to be projected into a vamp resting on said support.

5; A shoe vamp marking machine comprising a vamp support, piercing pins beneathsaid vamp support adapted to be lpro. I

ected therethrough, a plurality of adjust-. able gage members for regulating the posi; tioning5 of vamps onisaid: support, and meansgfor causing'said piercing pins to be projected into avampresting on said supp t 1 i w 1 -6.'A shoe marking machine f (30m prising avamp support, a plurality of ad justable gage means-for regulating the positioning of vampsonsaid support, piercing pinsvadapted to be projected through said vamp support to mark a vamp resting there on, and means for moving said vamp into engagement with said'pins for causing said piercing pins to be projected into the vamp. 7. A vamp marking machine comprising a slotted vamp support, piercing pins adapted to be projected through said vamp supi sort and means for raisin said aiercin 7 b v t! pins into operative position, said means be ing removable to allow the piercing pins to v be restored into inoperative positions.

8. A shoe vamp marking machine comprising a vamp support, gage members adapted to regulate the positioning of the vamps on said support, vamp marking Y means movable With said gage membersand adapted to be projected through said vamp,

and support for saidgage members movable I laterally relative to said vamp supports.

9. A shoe vamp marking machine comprising a vam support, means for regulating the positioning of vamps on said support,

said means being adjustable to suit different sized vamps, vamp marking means movable with said regulating means adapted to be projected through said vamp'support, and means for adjustably moving said vamp, marking means to cause them to be project-ed through the vamp support in varying positions. f

10. A vamp marking machine comprising a vamp support, vamp marking means adapted to be projected through said vamp support, guides pivotally mounted beneath said vamp support, slides movable through i said guides, vamp marking means carried by said slides, and means for moving said vamp support relative to said marking means whereby the marking means are projected through said vampsupport.

11. A shoe vamp marking machine comprising a vamp support, means adapted to be projected through said vamp support to mark the vamps resting thereon, means for moving said projecting means through said vamp support, guides pivotally mounted beneath said vamp support, means supported by said guides for regulating the positioning of the vamps on said support, means for moving said guides outwardly relative to each other, and a spring for moving the guides in the opposite direction.

12. A shoe vamp marking machine comin anoppos'ite direction relative to the direction in which they are moved byqsaid spreader, gage pins adjustably supported by said guides, and'vamp marking means movable with said gage pins. I

13. A vamp marking maohlne com-prising a vamp support, vamp marking means beneathsaidsupport adapted to be rojeoted therethrough, means for projectlng said marking meansthrough said support, removable means beneath said vamp marking means adapted to be withdrawn to. permit the lowering of said vamp marking means to inoperative positions, and separate vamp marking means operable for marking operation when the first named vamp marking means are in inactive 130811110113.

7 In testimony that I-clai1n the hereunto aflix my signature.

CHARLES AUGUSTINE].

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